I've recently watched an American podcast where they were interviewing an ex-US marine. That veteran was calling Russia a paper tiger, but said that China is the real deal. He is afraid that if the US and China were to go to war, the US would be in real trouble. So his solution for victory is to fight dirty. He was referring to the US's experience in Afghanistan where he complained that the Talibans were fighting dirty, but the US soldiers can't because their superiors ordered them to behave. He said that because US soldiers had their hands tied, the enemy has an advantage and doesn't fear them enough. He prefers US soldiers to show such brutality, that the enemy won't mess with them next time. He believes that if the US fights dirty and brutal enough with China, they can beat them down to submission.
Well Mr. ex-US Marine, when you invade another country, the enemy has every right to eject you out of their lands using whatever methods possible. When they fight dirty, they are hurting enemy combatants. But when you're fighting dirty you're also brutalizing their civilians. Let's not forget that before you soldiers start walking onto their lands, your airforce and navy have already leveled buildings and murdered families in their homes. Which you guys undercount anyway and give them soft labels like "collateral damage". How can you blame the enemy for fighting dirty after your forces have their families and friends murdered.
Let me also remind you Mr ex-US Marine, that as the invader, brutality and fighting dirty doesn't pay. Look at what you did in Vietnam. Yet, your forces broke down first, not the enemy. Look at what the Nazis did in Poland and the Soviet Union. Yet they were defeated. Look at what the Japanese had done to China. The Japanese didn't win too. If you dare to attack China and brutalize the Chinese, we will never back down. We will fight you even harder. Yes, we might lose a lot of people, but we will never allow you to beat us to submission. The brutal Axis militaries have all been thrown into the dustbins of history, and you will join them too if wanna become like them.
